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5 ways to create a stellar online elementary learning program

eSchool News

Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories. Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching.

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How Music Changes Learning

EdNews Daily

Music can provoke deep emotions while taking us back in time. Given this trajectory, it also has the power to help us learn and retain information. Emotions and learning go hand-in-hand.

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10 Outdated Teaching Techniques

Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

We are always learning more about the science of teaching. Technology and societal changes shift what we can do and what we value. Here are 10 outdated teaching techniques. The post 10 Outdated Teaching Techniques appeared first on Teacher Tech. Blog Entries EdTech Tool edtech

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OPINION: One way to solve the education crisis: Pay students to go to school

The Hechinger Report

The pandemic’s impact continues to upend life in education, and we have yet to reckon with its extent on health and the economy.

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How to Apply the Concepts of Neuroscience to Create a Thriving Learning Culture

Speaker: Margie Meacham, Founder and Chief Freedom Officer at LearningToGo

In this webinar, Margie Meacham, CEO of Learningtogo and a neuroscience expert, will show you how to create a training program that promotes psychological safety and uses neuroscience to create a workplace culture where people flourish, connect, and perform at their best.

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Hey, Superintendent: It’s Time for Data as a Service

EdNews Daily

By Zach Vander Veen This is something school districts have talked about for years. They have dreamed about it. They have danced around it. They have spent billions to warehouse it. They have pulled their hair our worrying about it.

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2022 EdTech Update MVP Award: “How to Use #Edtech to Engage #Introverted Learners” @EdTech_Update @TEDTalks @TED_ED @EdSurge

techieMusings

“Congratulations! The people have spoken and your article, “How to Use Edtech to Engage Introverted Learners,” has won 1st place in our 2022 EdTech Update MVP Awards Technology category!”

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How edtech insights impact all parts of school operations

eSchool News

Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories. Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching.

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Inside the new middle school math crisis

The Hechinger Report

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. — It was a Thursday morning in November, a few minutes into Ruby Voss’ and Amber Benson’s eighth grade math class at Northside Middle School just outside Roanoke, a city of roughly 100,000 in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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Resources for Teachers and Instructional Coaches – December 2022

Edthena

The end of the year is here and perhaps you’re catching up on good reads from December 2022. Maybe you’re looking for ideas for a strong 2023 start in the classroom or ways you can provide better professional development to teachers.

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A New Approach to Learning Through ChatGPT, AI Tools

Ask a Tech Teacher

In case you are not familiar with neural networks or have not used AI-based tools, you will be surprised to learn that solutions like ChatGPT tend to use the principles of transformer architecture.

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The Guide to Accessible Learning for Associations

Speaker: Dan Streeter, Vice President of Learning Strategy & Development at Blue Sky eLearn

In this 45-minute webinar, we’ll share real-world accessibility solutions and hidden tools in the applications you use every day such as Zoom, Microsoft Suite, Adobe Acrobat (PDF), Articulate Storyline 360, and Articulate Rise 360. This webinar will help you evaluate the accessibility of your current learning efforts and learn about the tools needed to ensure your eLearning is in alignment with the latest Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (proposed WCAG 2.2).

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Prioritizing teacher well-being can help schools retain talent

eSchool News

As a school administrator, you’re faced with a range of challenges every day. One of the most common at the moment is mitigating the negative impacts of teacher shortages. After all, without a consistent and functional faculty, the quality of students’ education is likely to suffer.

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NAACP targets a new civil rights issue—reading

The Hechinger Report

FAIRFAX, Va. — For years, the Fairfax County NAACP’s small education committee devoted itself mostly to fights over Confederate school names and acts of racism against individual students.

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How Learning Two Languages Can Change Your Career

EdNews Daily

Do you speak two languages? Has it made a difference in your professional life? Please scroll down to the middle of this interview if you’d like to hear Martha Carrasco-Salazar‘s story first).

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FREE – Canva for Educators

Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

Want to be more creative? Have more fun with your resources? Check out FREE - Canva for Educators a digital creativity tool with so many applications. You can also use Canva for teaching. The post FREE – Canva for Educators appeared first on Teacher Tech. Canva edtech

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Increasing Equity and Access: A Canvas Case Study of Virtual Arkansas K-12

Virtual Arkansas, a fully online school, had a mission to provide high-quality courses in rural and urban areas throughout the state. How would they simplify content creation while enhancing learning? Discover 3 key insights to transform your classrooms.

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What SEL teaches us about safety

eSchool News

According to a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) study , the number of children aged 3 to 17 diagnosed with anxiety increased by 29 percent between 2016 and 2020, while those diagnosed with depression increased by 27 percent. The situation worsened with the pandemic.

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Do protocols for school safety infringe on disability rights?

The Hechinger Report

The isolation of spring 2020 sent Lindsay Richmond’s 13-year-old son AJ into severe depression. This story also appeared in USA Today. Born with a traumatic brain injury, he’d been diagnosed in kindergarten with a serious emotional disability and severe ADHD.

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How to keep your New Year's Resolutions. FINALLY

Brainscape

Despite New Year’s resolutions having a staggeringly low success rate , there’s something infectious about the spirit of renewal at this time of year.

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7 Unique New Year's Traditions from Around the World

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

New Year is celebrated around the world in different ways. Beyond the conventional fireworks and drinks, New Year celebrations in many countries are associated with different unique and idiosyncratic traditions some of which date back to ancient history.

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Keeping Students Safe and Productive on Devices

Speaker: Aaron Webb, Jamf

In our webinar, we’ll explore the full range of Jamf education products to protect students, including quick and easy tools for IT admins, powerful apps for teachers to ensure student safety anywhere, and parental engagement tools.

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New school year shows continued signs of academic rebounding

eSchool News

Post-pandemic academic achievement is showing encouraging signs of improvement, although not evenly across school years, according to NWEA , a nonprofit, research and educational services organization serving K-12 students.

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EdSurge Staff Picks for What to Read, Watch and Listen to Over the Holiday Break

Edsurge

Like educators and students across the U.S., folks here at EdSurge are enjoying a holiday (and publishing) break during the last week of 2022. But we couldn’t bear to leave you without some worthwhile reading and listening material during this wintery week, filled with short days and long nights.

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OPINION: Why veterans should not be overlooked at selective colleges

The Hechinger Report

College application season is in high gear, and as colleges and universities make decisions about who to accept, I urge them to pay closer attention to one group in their applicant pool: veterans.

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Free Editable Facebook Templates for your Class

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

One of the strategies to get students engaged and motivated to learn is to incorporate materials that they love and use in their daily life. Social media is one of them. An increasing number of our students use social media and especially Facebook to socialize, connect, and (hopefully) learn.

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Unlock the Power of Formative Assessment

Learn how a thoughtful formative assessment approach can help teachers understand where students are in their learning, inform instruction, and in turn, positively impact student learning outcomes. Get the guide today!

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6 tips to help start an elementary esports program in your school

eSchool News

Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories. Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching.

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Top Tweets from 2022

Learning in Hand

It's fun to go into my Twitter analytics and see which tweets got the most engagement each month. My top tweets from each month of 2022. ? Like Wordle? Take a look at 9 grid-based word and number guessing games. link] pic.twitter.com/9eWtiqbuKm — Tony Vincent (@tonyvincent) January 29, 2022. ?

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How Artificial Intelligence Helps Coaches Provide More Coaching for Teachers (District Administration)

Edthena

Coaching for teachers “is a powerful process.” ” That’s how Courtney Groskin, an instructional learning coach with St. Vrain Valley School District in Longmont, Colo, recently described effective coaching. But effective coaching doesn’t just happen.

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What Does ADHD Iceberg Mean? ADHD Resources for Teachers and Parents

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

What is ADHD? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (AHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that is usually diagnosed in childhood and can extend to teen years and adulthood.

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The Best Ways to Use Managed Apple IDs at Your School

Speaker: Aaron Webb, Jamf

In our webinar, How to Best Use Managed Apple IDs at Your School, hear the real-world experience of Steven Palomo, IT Director at Beverly Public Schools, regarding how he successfully managed his entire tech stack.

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Computer science classes have an equity issue–some NYC educators are trying to change that

eSchool News

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. newsletters. Computer science teacher Shanua Newton-Rodriguez is hoping to lead by example.

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NotePlan New Features & Goal Setting: Drag & Drop, Kanban Style Planning, Year/Month/Quarterly Notes @NotePlanApp #productivity #planning #goalsetting #newyear #planwithme

techieMusings

As the year comes to a close, I want to share how I’ve been using NotePlan to reflect on my progress and set goals for the future. I’ll also be highlighting some of my favorite new features in NotePlan that have improved my daily workflow.” ” Table of Contents.

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Artificial intelligence vs academic integrity: Are university and college writing at risk?

PlagiarismCheck

ChatGPT ’s release stirred the internet community in general and educators in particular. Actually, the technology behind it, GPT-3 , isn’t brand new. But the fact of how easily it empowers a chatbot to answer and write like a human is astounding.

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ADHD A Difference in Cognition not Simply A Disorder, Stephen Tonti TED Talk

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Stephen was first diagnosed with ADHD ( Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ) by his second grade teacher. Stephen was rejected from school at the age of 8 because he could not sit still on the chair and he ended up moving to another school.

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6 Tips for EdTech Evaluation by Adult Learning Institutions

Many continuing adult education institutions have turned to technology used by higher ed with the following benefits: elevates teaching and learning, scales to address changes in staffing, enrollment and budget, and protects student and institutional data.